FIGHT WITH AlN EAGLE. Oni the 12th my boy Danhad a curious ndventure. After he had eaten his breakfast I gave him per mission to take one of my shot-guns and go outafter birds. I heard the report of his piece several times, nind finally, as the oxen were not ready for a start, I thought 1 would go out and see what he was 'doing. I had gone sopme little distance, and had stopped to consider which way .I. had better take around an atbrupt rocky hill, wihen I heard another discharge, rhich gave mse a clue to my proper course. I wis hurrying on, with miy rifle on my shoulder, but be fore I reached the scene of my boy's exploits I heard his voice, in loud excited tones.: I did not stop to listen, but kept on my way, for I fancied lihe must be it danger. Whlien I came in sight of him I found hin battling with an enorrnous bird, which I was then, and am still, willing to call am eagle. Dan was upon his knees, his musket lying empty by sis side, ansd the bird tearing at the light clothing u...

DAhDENONG MARKET. Considering the season of the year, the atteta of both sellers and buyers at the market yet, wns what is usually termed limited. It toanu eloquence of even "Cheap John" to unxa obtain an audience. There was an unnmur6 supply of bacon pigs, and a very limited rsl, suckers ; whilst of calves there was an una small supply in the pens. 'There was a rmrr supply of cattle of "the lean" kind. In ei rcspects there was about the usual ,ap'_; ,"sundries," and a moderate array of za produce.,.

Oi Thursday evening a laminitable 'iccident oc curred at thie farm of Mrs. Fortune at Berwick. It appeari that the brother of 'Miss Fortune was plavi ing with a gun and pointed it at his sister, thin kins .it was unloaded,,when it suddenly.went off, and the charge was lddged in the poor girl's side, penetra ting the lungs. Drs. Elmes and Willisms hold out no hopes of the girl's recovery. An inquest was held lb Dr. Candler, the coroner, on Tursday lasat tNarriee Wairen on the body of an linfant named Henry. Geo. Nicholl, eighteen months old, son .of Edward N icholl, farmer.. Dd ceased rwas?missed,by his mother on the 9th inst1, andithlrjbodi" was'nfterwidds found in a waterhole. A;verdict:of accidental drowning was returned. Although the Bench could not do"'otherwis?'with the case of iirdiner v. Pees anmid Glitliti heir at Craiblonrio on iSaturday t seems ather haird'tilhat the plaintiff should'have been put to so much trouble and ; pince'foi iiotling.: l,.LT only remedy he has appar...

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SeR TIHE W: Ii N THE'EAST. ..The prospects of wnr'seem now to be more and -morie=imminent. Russia has finally refused'tdo*stblnit thie iferis of the treaty with :Tiirke o.'t'"'Europe'~r confer ence, eud tlihdre lie,",consequeijntlyliei un usual i activity;,; in tdiplomatic,; circles. A telegram rdated! London;:April 1th,? stated that an active exchlan e of diilomatic com municatuins, is taking ,?place. betwcieen the signatory er..o .;ers,,;at , thel same time Germai?y.h.l.as'assumed the role of mediator, for it is stated that she is strenuously urg ing upon'botli"'England and Ruisin'to agree to mitiltua'l c?nceesi?ns rirtlter tlin enter upon 'whlii'could not bie otherwise than a most:destructive war. Wl?iihat'is 'still worse is that tlitePorte has' sent a 'circular note to the Poivers 'notifyiim herie acceptance of the San Stefino treaty., ' This may be, under stood to met n either:that Turkey is com pletelyih, the poiver' of -Russia, or that sihe has entered into an alliance offens...

FAtIRIES. Amongst other tales connected with the lore of 'Welsh Fairies is the following: A young man had just quitted an adjacent farn houseearly one fins summners morning, when i he heard a little bird singing in the most enchanting strain on a tree close by. Allured by themielody, he sat dlowin under it until the music ceased, when he arose, supposing a few months only had elapsed, but his surprise many well be imiagtied when be saw the tree withered and barkless. Retiturniig full of astonislment to the 'house, lie found that had changed too, and no one within but an old mati whom lie had never seen before. He asked hini what he was doing there ? upon which the old maid abruptly inquired who he was that dared insult hini in his own honse ? " In your own house ! where's mny father and mother," said he "whom I left herd a few minutes since, while Ilistened to most charm' tng music uider yon tree, which, when I arose, was withered and leafless, and all things too, seemed changed." "...

AND iaiii'gt ii gnui ia I. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th, 1878. A SOMEWHAT extraordinary circular letter has iece'itly' been issued"by the Wangaratta School Board.of Advice to the other.boards throughout thecolony, soliciting their co operation., in lobtaining the following re forms,--(1)..ThatLthe..system.oLpayment.of teachers by results shall be abolished ; (2) hat power shall be given to the members of boards visiting schoolsto examine classes; '(3) thait tiefiembters.shall be appointed by the Governor:in-Council, and shall not be elected-: and1(4) that the chairmen shall be 'e oicitRo magistrates during their terniof qfice. What kind of men they are who form the Wangaratta Board we are not aware;. but3W?ehardlyjthink that their re commendation. will meet with general aIpproval; the only one that seems to us to be in.any...way likely-to be seriously- con sidered is the first, viz., that the system of paying teachers:by resnlts.shallbeabolished ;it-:is not the system which is generally ad...

THE LOST TOLLS BILL. The fillovinig cinresp'ondence on this subject h s beuen pullfshed libi M r. Robert W\allen, Miyor f of' t l liarn, itil Chairman of the.Fol ls Conference::--,, ,y "Borough of HIawl:orn, Hawthorn, April 1. lTo the 'Hon.' th Treasurerr "SirOntlie'1st March 'a cinfercncedof nmunicipal representatives interested in the tells scheduled in the, bill entiiled .'An Act to' Extnd the' time for the Collection .of Certain T'olls,' was :held at Melbourne. It was :unanimiously:iiredd, '.That the hon. the Premier and the. Legislative Assembly be petitioned to give legil effect to the bill on tihe tolls qudstiori, which has already passed both: Houses of Pairliament.' Upon the somne day . the merl;irs of the conference waitrd upon youl, when you pointed out that the existing constitutional difference between the two Houses of Parliament would delay action being taken unitil that was settled. Tlhis obstanile,being, remijoved, I venture to bring ..this urgent question under you...